Watch Mrs. Bauer’s class sing a song about Florida’s early pioneers. We used this song not only to talk about Florida history, but also to learn a cross-over bordun (bordun means a chord pattern) on the xylophones. You will notice that their left hand has to cross over the right to execute the pattern. Click…
Third Grade and Fourth Grade Drum to March from the Nutcracker
Third and Fourth Grade have been learning about famous composers, including Peter Tchaikovsky. We listened to March from the Nutcracker, learned about how this song is a rondo (ABACABA), and learned some rhythms from the song. Finally, we added jam kits (with DRUM STICKS!) and played along with the song. Below we have some students…
First Grade Learns a Turkey Dance
Students from Mrs. Siler’s and Hill’s class pose with Bert the turkey. Ask them and they can show you the song A Turkey Named Bert – complete with dance moves! Also, we listened to rhythms Bert said, and translated them into rhythm syllables (DU for quarter note and DU-DAY for paired eighths). What does that…
4th and 3rd Grade Learning Stars Wars and John Williams
Our thrid and fourth grade classes are learning about various famous composers, including John Williams. We have learned about several of his most famous film scores, including Star Wars. Check out Mrs. Bauer’s class as they perform a parachute routine to the Main Theme from Star Wars! Star Wars parachute video…
First Grade Learns Dynamics
We’ve been doing songs with contrast in them to learn the words TEMPO and DYNAMICS. Here are some students from Mrs. Smith’s class, creating some crackling fire sounds to the song “Jeremiah Blow the Fire.” We watched a conductor and played either a loud or quiet dynamic…
National Anthem Singers Represent SunRidge at the Orchestra Concert
On Oct 11, the third, fourth and fifth grade went on a field trip to see the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Two students had the honor of going on stage to represent SunRidge Elementary. These students auditioned in front of their peers, and have also been good role models in their classroom. Congratulations to Aidan Green…
Thriller! Third Grade Learns Verse and Refrain
Check out Mrs. Trexler’s class dancing to Thriller. We used this song to learn about verse and refrain, intro, interlude and coda. Watch video…
Orchestra Field Trip – Oct 11
The third, fourth and fifth grade classes will be going on a field trip to the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center on Oct. 11th to see the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. This concert if FREE – thanks to generous donations from United Arts, Disney, Publix and a number of other donors. Make sure to fill out…
Welcome to a New Year!
Hello students, teachers and parents! I hope you will check this site often to see what fun things we are doing in music class! I use this site to post important info, as well as videos and pictures of what is happening in class. Make sure that you have filled out the Model Release form…